Pre-opening Comments for Monday March 4th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points at 8:30 AM EST. Apple dropped $1.46 to $178.20 after European regulators issued a 1.8 Euro fine related to its Apple Music service. Apple plans to appeal. Decker gained $42.70 to $945.99 on news […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday March 1st U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:30 AM EST WTI Crude oil added $1.33 to a three month high at U.S. 79.58 per barrel. Dell Technologies advanced $12.34 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter results. The company also raised its […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday February 29th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures added 5 points at 8:35 AM EST. U.S. equity index futures recovered 22 points following release of January Core PCE Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 0.4% versus a gain of 0.2% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday February 28th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points at 8:35 AM EST S&P 500 futures recovered 4 points following release of revised annualized U.S. fourth quarter 2023 GDP at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was growth at 3.3% annual rate versus a gain […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday February 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 2 points at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures were unchanged following release of the U.S. January Durable Goods Orders report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a drop of 5.0% versus a downwardly revised -0.3% in […]